VS 1700x408 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, welded sections · Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

Also known as: VS 1700x408 (México) · Doble T VS 1700x408 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1700x408 steel profile weighs 407.9 kg/m (274.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 1700 mm (66.93 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 51,962.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,649,532.056 cm⁴, Iy = 65,651.644 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1700 mm	66.93 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	407.9 kg/m	274.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	51,962.5 mm²	80.542 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,649,532.06 cm⁴	63655.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,651.64 cm⁴	1577.28 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	31,170.97 cm³	1902.177 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626.07 cm³	160.253 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	34,653.15 cm³	2114.674 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,001.45 cm³	244.184 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	71.41 cm	28.113 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.24 cm	4.425 in